Association of lipid profile and waist circumference as cardiovascular risk factors for overweight and obesity among school children in Qatar
Nasser M Rizk, Mervat YousefHealth Sciences Department, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, QatarBackground: Childhood obesity is a national as well as worldwide problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of overweight and obesity among Qatari children with lipi...
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| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity |
| Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/association-of-lipid-profile-and-waist-circumference-as-cardiovascular-a11800 |